Fun, challenging, rewarding, exhilarating, joyful, satisfying. Are these the words that describe your life? I sure hope they do. In fact, I wish these words were the description of everyone’s life. To the contrary, millions of people continuously seek self improvement information to help them cope with a life that doesn’t measure up to their dreams.
This list of 25 self improvement ideas is not meant to be an all encompassing life fixer-upper, but it is a powerful starting place. No matter how great (or not so great) your life may be, applying some of these life changing self improvement ideas will help to make your days a little brighter.
1. Practice patience with yourself and others. Instead of rushing through life, pause to fully experience the journey.
2. Try to understand others instead of judging them. Look closely at your perception of others for opportunities to be more loving, tolerant, compassionate, and open minded.
3. Listen more than you talk. Listening skills are the core of all knowledge, personal growth, self development, and success. You’ll be amazed by what you learn when you close your mouth and listen intently to those around you. In all that you do, open your ears and heart.
4. Surround yourself with positive, motivated people. It’s easier to accomplish self improvement goals when your inner circle is filled with those who share your ambitions.
5. Reduce or eliminate communication with toxic people. Allowing growth often means letting go of those things (and people) that do not serve you. Detachment from sources of negativity is not always easy, but it’s a big step towards self improvement success.
6. Learn to apply Universal Law of Attraction. As you understand how your thoughts create your reality, it becomes crystal clear that self improvement is a matter of attracting your desires through deliberate creation.
7. Begin and end each day with meditation. Meditation is a wonderful way to reduce stress, creating a sense of inner peace and calm. The physical and emotional benefits show up in all aspects of your life.
8. Watch less T.V. If productivity, mindfulness, positivity, and/or brain fitness are important self improvement goals to you, it’s a great idea to give up your addiction to television.
9. Live in the present moment. Learning to accept both the unchangeable past and the unpredictable future is the only way to live your best life. Life is happening now and only now.
10. Hypnosis. Hypnosis can be used effectively to stop smoking, lose weight, feel more confident, overcome phobias, and accomplish many other positive changes.
11. Write and recite positive affirmations. With daily practice, positive affirmations become positive beliefs; and positive beliefs create positive life experiences.
12. Listen to positive subliminal messages. Subliminal messaging can be used to bypass the logical part of your mind that makes it hard to believe (and benefit from) positive affirmations. This is a wonderful self help method for combating deeply held negative beliefs.
13. Forgive yourself for past mistakes. The only thing worse than holding grudges against others is holding grudges against yourself. By forgiving yourself for failures and mistakes, you become free of emotional baggage that may stunt your personal growth.
15. Be a better friend. True friends are the meat of your support system, thus nurturing these friendships is a powerful part of improving your life. Once you identify the friends that you hold dearest to your heart, dedicate the time and effort required to foster these important bonds.
16. Be wisely selfish. Always remember to take care of yourself first and foremost. The better you are to yourself, the better you can be for others.
17. Practice healthy relationship skills. The quality of your relationships is a direct correlation to the quality of your life. Self improvement and relationship improvement go hand in hand.
18. Define your fundamental values and boundaries. When you know who you are and where you stand, it’s easier to make decisions and to teach others how to treat you.
19. Replace aggressive and/or passive behaviors with assertiveness. Whether you avoid confrontation or step on toes whenever you please, you may still benefit from assertiveness training. Learn the art of getting your needs met and going about it in the best possible way.
20. Get over the quest for perfectionism. To increase productivity and overall life satisfaction, give yourself permission to embrace imperfection. Nothing is more counterproductive than waiting around for people or circumstances to be just right.
21. Get plenty of exercise, preferably outside in nature. Ever heard the saying, “Use it or lose it?” This definitely applies to your body. Keep those muscles working and you’ll reap the enormous benefits of treating your body with loving care.
22. Eat a healthy diet. No matter how much you exercise, it is still important to eat right. They say you are what you eat. I’m not sure if anyone has ever turned into a french fry, but I do know that we end up looking and feeling like what we eat. If you survive on food that’s crappy, there’s a good chance that you’ll look and feel the same.
23. Perform self esteem exercises. No matter how you look or what you accomplish, it is important to feel good about yourself. Self improvement works from the inside out and there are several self esteem exercises that can help you build the confidence necessary to take life to another level.
24. Choose a spiritual path that resonates with your Inner Being. Spirituality is important for everyone. Even if it means straying away from the religion of your childhood, get in touch with the spiritual you.
25. Eliminate argument techniques that cause resentment and ineffective communication. Disagreements are not avoidable, but you can handle them in a way that resolves problems rather than multiplying them.
Ok…it’s time for comments. Which of the 25 self improvement ideas will you starting applying? Have you already applied some of them successfully? Is there any other self improvement information that you’d like to share?
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